Thoughts on BC Politics and More

Just two days after the Liberals won the federal election, executives from companies linked to the new prime minister’s former employer, Brookfield Asset Management, began asking for his help. On April 30, two oil and gas companies owned by Brookfield joined 36 others in signing an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. The group urged him to speed up resource development by easing regulations and fast-tracking approvals ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Julie Payette's controversies could be a big problem for Rideau Hall . As GG and PM consider how to move forward, the weight of the institution is bearing down on them (Aaron Wherry ~~ CBC News ~~ Aug 08, 2020) "Prime minister," the clerk of the privy council is reported to have advised, "your biggest problem is in Rideau Hall." That was in 2006, when Stephen Harper was Prime Minister and Michaëlle Jean was Governor General.  Fourteen years later, amid a run of unflattering stories, Justin Trudeau and Julie Payette might try to find some solace in the fact that this is not the first time the vice regal office has been said to be the location of a sizeable problem.  But the potential stakes of such a problem cannot be taken for granted. And the pressing question for both Trudeau and Payette is whether the former astronaut can continue to represent the Queen without doing significant damage to one of the foundational institutions of Canadian democracy....